Chapter 610: Wu Yashi Plans Western Xia
Ling Yun left Chang'an with the recruits he had trained during this time and went to Dengzhou, preparing to follow Yue Fei to the sea.
After being reprimanded by Zhao Shuo, Gonggong Feng and Li Yuanhao hurried to Western Xia, where they had to ensure Wu Yashi's personal safety.
Compared with Gonggong Feng, Li Yuanhao was even more anxious. After all, if Wu Yashi hangs up, Gonggong Feng will take a life at most, but Li Yuanhao is different, he not only has to take his own life, maybe the lives of his family in Western Xia will no longer be safe, and Wu Yashi's death, if Zhao Shuo is angered, whether the autonomous region of Western Xia can still exist has also become a problem, and when the time comes, how many people will die, he has no bottom in his heart.
Ling Yun left, Gonggong Feng and Li Yuanhao also left, and Zhao Shuo, who had just mentioned his interest, fell into boredom again.
After staying up for three days, Zhao Shuo found Geshan. "Geshan, get ready, go out."
For Zhao Shuo to suddenly go out, Ge Shan had already thought of it, because of Zhao Shuo's bored expression, he looked at it every day.
"Your Majesty, where are we going?" Katsuyama tried to ask.
"Anqing!" Zhao Shuo said.
"Anqing?" Katsuyama repeated, falling to his knees. "Your Majesty, the situation in Western Xia is unclear now, please think twice."
"What are you afraid of!" Zhao Shuo looked at Ge Shan. "Even if the situation in Western Xia is unclear, they don't dare to do anything out of the ordinary to me, otherwise, they themselves know what the result will be."
Zhao Shuo said it very calmly, but Ge Shan didn't think so. Because of the unstable situation in Western Xia, Gonggong Feng and Li Yuanhao would hide from Zhao Shuo and let Wu Yashi deal with it. Now Wu Yashi has no news, and Gonggong Feng and Li Yuanhao have gone to help, which is enough to show that the matter in Western Xia is already quite serious.
At this time, anything can happen in Western Xia, Zhao Shuo went at this time, if these people who had already been carried away knew about it, they were very likely to catch Zhao Shuo, blackmail the Great Song Dynasty, and even prepare to die together.
"Your Majesty, think twice!" After thinking about it a lot, Geshan once again chose to block the persuasion.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine." Zhao Shuo smiled. "Besides, this time, if you go with me, even if something happens, with you, you can save the day."
Hearing Zhao Shuo's words, Ge Shan was a little moved, this was Zhao Shuo's greatest affirmation of him.
But after being moved, Geshan sighed and chose to comfort again. "Your Majesty, I may not be trying to persuade you, but, even if I am here, we are going to Western Xia, even if we bring more guards, we are helpless in the face of their army......"
Zhao Shuo frowned slightly, raised his hand, and interrupted Geshan. "Geshan, Xixia has been submitted, I believe that they don't have the courage to make a move on me, and also, this time we are a private visit to Weifu, except for you and me, no third person will know, we just go to see what the situation is on the Xixia side, and look at Wu Yashi, otherwise, we won't do anything."
Zhao Shuo's words this time are very pertinent, and emphasized that this is a private visit to Weifu.
Zhao Shuo's performance has made his decision very clear, that is, he will go to Anqing no matter what.
Ge Shan was Zhao Shuo's guard, and after repeated persuasion, Zhao Shuo was not angry, and he was already quite face-saving.
Under persuasion, not only can Zhao Shuo's decision not be changed, but it may also anger Zhao Shuo. was killed, Ge Shan was not afraid, what he was worried about was that Zhao Shuo would be angry and split him up and go to another place to be an official.
"Your Majesty, since this is the case, then please bring a few more guards, so that I can be more sure." Katsuyama saluted.
"It's nothing to bring a few more guards, but not too many, otherwise, it's too easy to make people suspicious." Zhao Shuo thought for a while and said.
"Yes!" Katsurayama Road.
A few days later, Zhao Shuo, who was ready, left Chang'an with a few guards under the guise of patrolling.
After leaving Chang'an, several people changed into the clothes of the people, went all the way north, and rushed to Anqing in Western Xia.
Anqing, there is no chaos as I thought at the moment. After Wu Yashi came here, he met Li Qianshun for the first time.
Seeing Wu Yashi, Li Qianshun immediately hugged him as if he had seen a relative. "Wizard, you're here, start making me wait."
Li Yuanhao had already informed Li Qianshun of the news of Wu Yashi's invitation, and Li Qianshun, who had no choice, was completely eager to see through Wu Yashi.
Receiving such treatment was something Wu Yashi didn't expect.
He smiled, thought for a moment, and said. "Master Hou, I think Anqing is still peaceful, is the matter settled!"
Hearing Wu Yashi's words, Li Qianshun shook his head and sighed. "I want to solve it, but those who have armies are powerful clans, and if you provoke them all, Western Xia will be scattered."
"What Your Majesty means is that it is up to you to hand over the army and diplomatic power, and it is up to you to govern here, which should not be harmful to Western Xia, why don't they agree?" Wu Yashi asked questions.
Faced with Wu Yashi's question, Li Qianshun also frowned. "This question is also what I want to know, I don't understand, why they resisted, I've talked to them many times, to the effect, that is, it is insecure to hand over the army."
"A sense of security?" Wu Yashi smiled. "Is this sense of security available if there is an army? You are surrounded by His Majesty's territory, if His Majesty wants to annex you, do you think you can bear it? ”
Li Qianshun smiled awkwardly, what Wu Yashi said was the truth, if Zhao Shuo wanted to destroy Western Xia, Western Xia would definitely not be able to bear it.
"If you have an army, you have a sense of security, what can you do if you keep the army, you have to cross the territory of the Great Song Dynasty wherever you go, Your Majesty doesn't speak, even if you have an army, you can only hold it in your own home.
An army that can't go out, is it really useful to keep it? Wu Yashi looked at Li Qianshun.
For Western Xia, Wu Yashi understands that, like the Great Song Dynasty, this is a country where imperial power is supreme. said that his generals were disobedient and unwilling to hand over military power, Wu Yashi did not believe it.
In his opinion, everything was caused by Li Qianshun's unsteadiness. After all, it is easy for an emperor to directly hand over the army and diplomatic power, and only retain the right to manage.
You must know that including the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Shuo's other boundaries were all beaten down by Zhao Shuo, and only Western Xia voluntarily took refuge.
Xixia and Zhao Shuo, that is, the current Great Song Dynasty, have not had a head-on conflict, Li Qianshun should still have some illusions in his heart, or rather, he has some regrets now.
The army of Western Xia was safe in Western Xia, but if it was transferred out, it could be damaged, which was a loss for Western Xia.
That is to say, the head depends on Zhao Shuo, you have to pay, and if you pay for the soldiers and horses, you have to get something, but what Xixia can get, you can't get anything.
This is the crux of Li Qianshun's heart. Zhao Shuo is going to fight against Mongolia, who wins and who loses on both sides, it's hard to say now, he took refuge in Zhao Shuo, if Zhao Shuo finally fails, then Western Xia will follow.
But if Western Xia remained independent, after the war, they would take refuge on the victorious side. When the time comes, the defeat will be heavy, and the winner will not be much better, and after the Western Xia with the army takes refuge, it will inevitably be reused.
Even, it is not impossible to take the opportunity to rise, expand the territory, and realize the revival of Western Xia.
Li Qianshun, who had this kind of inflated idea, never wanted to return to Zhao Shuo like this.
This is why the generals are unwilling to surrender their military power.
Li Qianshun did not answer, and with these thoughts, he really felt that it was useful to keep the army.
Seeing Li Qianshun like this, Wu Yashi shook his head. "Master Hou, you won't still have the dream of being an emperor, right?"
Regarding Wu Yashi's statement that he had seen through his thoughts, Li Qianshun flatly denied it. "How is it possible, now Your Majesty and Mongolia are already the overlords of the world, and my Western Xia is narrow and has a small army, how can I have the capital to fight against them."
"I hope so!" Wu Yashi stared at Li Qianshun. "Master Hou, we have a good relationship, I told you clearly, think about it, Your Majesty is going to fight Mongolia to the death, can he allow the existence of countries with heavy troops around him?"
"What do you mean, is Your Majesty going to make a move against Western Xia?" Li Qianshun asked.
Wu Yashi said meaningfully. "If Hou Ye hadn't chosen to take refuge in His Majesty, maybe His Majesty wouldn't have made a move against Xixia, but now, Hou Ye chose to take refuge, and then come to this, Your Majesty is so smart, can't you see it, such a Xixia that has changed every day, do you think Your Majesty is still at ease? Also, this matter was jointly proposed by Li Yuanhao and you after discussion, and you proposed to surrender by yourself, and now you are backtracking, if Your Majesty learns the details, Li Yuanhao's situation will not be good. Your Majesty has never made a move against Xixia, and most of the reason is because of Li Yuanhao, the relationship between them is too good, Your Majesty can't pull his face, but now it's different, you gave him a chance, you think, hurt his feelings, this has given His Majesty enough reasons to make a move on you. ”
"Brother Wu, you see what you said, it seems that I want to be your enemy, you are mistaken, it's not me, it's those generals." Li Qianshun complained of bitterness. "Yuan Hao and I are bent on taking refuge in Your Majesty, otherwise we would not have made such a decision, now these generals feel that they have no military power, and their hearts are not steady, let them go out to fight, their wives and daughters are in Western Xia, they are reluctant, they have been absent from the battle for a long time, and now they are simply ruffians, I can't control it at all."
"If Master Hou really can't manage it, let it be managed by His Majesty, I believe Your Majesty can manage it easily. Brother Yuan Hao and Gonggong Feng asked me to come over to take a look, here, I think, there is nothing to see, I already understand the general situation, if Lord Hou agrees, I will write to Your Majesty and hand over this matter to Your Majesty to deal with. Wu Yashi said.
"Oh, look at you, Brother Wu, I called you here to ask you to help, you report directly to Your Majesty now, won't Yuan Hao and Gonggong Feng's hard work be in vain! Besides, now if Your Majesty doesn't know about this matter, just say that Yuan Hao and Gonggong Feng didn't inform Your Majesty of this matter, and now that you do this, the two of them will be guilty of bullying the king. Li Qianshun grabbed Wu Yashi and said with a bitter face.
Wu Yashi thought about it, if he really reported it like this, he would really be a little sorry for Gonggong Feng and Li Yuanhao. After all, it stands to reason that these two should not know about the situation here, and letting him come should be to share Zhao Shuo's worries. After all, now Zhao Shuo's focus is on the Mongolian side.
"Master Hou, since you said so, I will give you a suggestion." Even if you don't believe Li Yuanhao, you can't help but believe in Gonggong Feng, Gonggong Feng grew up watching Zhao Shuo, and he has just been named 'Zhonghou', it is impossible for such a person to betray Zhao Shuo.
Li Qianshun leaned forward. "Brother Wu, you say."
"Disband all the armies, assign the officials to the mansions, take charge of other things, and the soldiers go straight home, whether they are farming or doing business, whatever they want." Wu Yashi said.
"This?" Li Qianshun was stunned, he had never thought about disbanding the army.
"Is it hard?" Wu Yashi stared at Li Qianshun. "Master Hou, you should know the army system of Western Xia best, all the people are soldiers, and now the disbandment is to tide over the difficulties, when something happens, you say a word, and the army will be established again at once."
After a pause, Wu Yashi said again. "Those who don't want to lose their military power and talk about life and fear of death, what they don't want to give up should be the interest brought by the right, and if they change their official positions, they can still get what they deserve, and they must not be able to say anything."
"Soldiers, you said that you are greedy for life and afraid of death, disband, let them farm and do business, this should be the safest, and it also saves the cost of raising soldiers from the state."
Speaking of this, Wu Yashi looked at Li Qianshun. "Of course, Hou Ye has nothing to lose, after all, these people are still in Western Xia, and they are still Hou Ye's people."
Wu Yashi made a thorough analysis, and Li Qianshun nodded again and again. Indeed, according to Wu Yashi's method, Western Xia did not have any loss.
"A military advisor is a military advisor, high, really high." Li Qianshun gave Wu Yashi a thumbs up. "Strategist, you are here to rest and rest, and I will give the order to disband the army."
Li Qianshun went down happily, and Wu Yashi let out a long breath. The matter here has finally been resolved.
In the next few days, Wu Yashi offered to return to Chang'an several times, but was stopped by Li Qianshun.
He has already received the news that Li Yuanhao and Feng Gonggong have arrived. He had to wait until Li Yuanhao returned, and let the three of them return together.
More than ten days later, Li Yuanhao and Feng Gonggong rushed to Anqing, and they arrived almost at the same time, along with a group of merchants.
Li Yuanhao and Gonggong Feng went straight to the palace, and these merchants casually went to an inn very early.
"Your Majesty, this Anqing doesn't look as serious as you think." Ge Shan, who was dressed as a businessman, whispered to Zhao Shuo, who was dressed as a businessman.
"Call me boss, how many times have you said it." Zhao Shuo glared at Ge Shan. And then the road. "Didn't you just receive a message, take it out and I'll take a look."
Ge Shan replaced the news he had just received to Zhao Shuo, and Zhao Shuo only glanced at it, and his eyes straightened.